Little emotion from murderer as bell tolls to end horrific case

AS the bells pealed to call people to midday Mass at St Francis’ Church outside the courtroom, murderer Oliver Hayes bowed his head on hearing his sentence.

At 11.46am, Mr Justice Paul Carney brought an end to the horrific case that began with Ann Corcoran’s disappearance in January last year.

Just under an hour earlier, the 49-year-old painter was brought into Courtroom 2 from the holding cells below and sat quietly in a black suit, a white shirt that looked a little too big, and a black and grey tie.